Michael J Williams

Former Writer and Editor, now Data Analyst for @tutsplus (@envato). He/him.

[Xor @XorDev]

Subtle things to make your shaders better:

1) Anti-aliasing - Real life is not limited to pixels so unless you're specifically going for a pixelated style, you should be anti-aliasing everything!
https://t.co/murIyuyZsy

[Ludonauta @LudensLudonauta]

Squeeze and Release is a fundamental technique game designers use to keep players engaged and in this #gamedesign thread I'll show you how you can use it to create addictive games!

[William Rose @dodecahedra]

Teachers are Guardians of the Formulas™.

The best(?) teachers, the ones with integrity, will withhold the formulas from their students until they've "earned them".

First we have to prove the formulas, uh, together. Then you'll be expected to plug and chug.

[Aaron Francis @aarondfrancis]

In perhaps the most Try Hard way possible: we shipped dark and light mode *videos* for the https://t.co/Auilw9NFaK course.

With a little thought and planning up front by @steve_tenuto, it ended up being relatively easy!

Lemme walk you through it

[Neath - Coming 2026 @CellarDoorGames]

It's been over 10 years since we released Rogue Legacy 1, and in the pursuit of sharing knowledge, we are officially releasing the source code to the public.

https://t.co/BwIYTBIn7X

Eternal thanks to @flibitijibibo for setting this up, and being with us since the beginning.

[Damion Schubert - @ZenOfDesign.com on bsky @ZenOfDesign]

Hi. Game designer here. I’ve seen the metrics.

While it’s not just you, there is a sizable number of players who spend huge amounts of time in character creation. Some will spend more than an hour there.

(Thread)

[Molly White @molly0xFFF]

this is so good
(trust me)
https://t.co/GEy2QSVIZi

[Rich Myles @GamingYourWay]

I made a video about how we plot all the grass in @foxenIsland
If you’d like to kill 10 minutes on a lazy Sunday then it’s as good a way as any.
RTs wildly appreciated.
#gamedev #indiegame

https://t.co/RYjnmttR0y

[Supper Mario Broth @MarioBrothBlog]

Crash screen from the prototype version of Mario Artist: Paint Studio for the Japan-only Nintendo 64DD add-on. The presence of a British school crossing patrol officer is due to the game being mainly developed by Software Creations, a British studio.

[Michael J Williams @MichaelJW]

@TheAllenChou This helped me a lot back in school - felt easier to derive on the spot using this trick rather than memorise the identities!

[Fear the Phantom (game in bio) @Phantom_TheGame]

REMINDER

When you parse a float, it takes into account the language on the computer you're using.

Some cultures use a period for decimal points, while some use commas.

More than once have I gotten game breaking bugs due to forgetting about this.

[Janel Comeau 🍁 @VeryBadLlama]

15 years ago the main point of going on the Internet was to get StumbleUpon to show you 400 websites exactly as weird as this one

[Michael J Williams @MichaelJW]

@Gemfruit I heard similar rumours but I thought it was just speculation! It's half the reason I watched the Direct actually 😅 What setting would you use for your DQ1 remake?

[DRAGON QUEST @DragonQuest]

Please enjoy the full key art for #DragonQuest III HD-2D Remake and #DragonQuest I & II HD-2D Remake.

Square Enix designer Naoki Ikushima, who has worked on numerous packaging and character designs for HD-2D titles, was commissioned to create this artwork to signify the Erdrick Trilogy’s new direction.

[Salt & Pixel Video Games @saltandpixeldev]

I don't know who made these. I wish I could tag them.
Please tag if you know. I would love to find more guides like these.

[Andrew Curran @AndrewCurran_]

It turns out music, movies, entertainment, and society in general peaked during the exact time period when you, the person reading this, were a teenager.

[sniper (heron) @iamaheron_]

ASK IT FOR A RECIPE

[Rovertronic @Rovertronic]

Mario Builder 64 has been released. Much time and effort was poured into this project and I couldn't be happier to share it with all of you. Have fun! 😁

[Michael J Williams @MichaelJW]

@spacetwinks